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Ryan Adams and The Cardinals
The Orpheum Theatre
Boston, Ma.
Saturday, February 21, 2009

Recording Process: (SBD) SBD Matrix via XLR output>Tascam HD-P2 @ 24/96
(AUD) AKG 391 > digimod UA-5 > R-09 (24/44.1)

Mastering Process: SBD/AUD>Wavelab (stretching)>Adobe Audition 3(mixdown/edit/izotope ozone 3/downsample)>cdwave>flacfrontend>tlh

Recording: SBD - Bill Demars AUD - Vanark
Transferred: Bill Demars

Set One Disc One
01.Introduction
02.I See Monsters
03.Everybody Knows
04.Fix It
05.Let It Ride
06.Two
07.Easy Plateau
08.A Kiss Before I Go
09.Wonderwall
10.Come Pick Me Up
11.Band Introductions
12.Peaceful Valley>
13.Beautiful Sorta
14.Everning Joke with Jon Graboff
15.Freeway To The Canyon

Set One Disc Two
01.Goodnight Rose
02.Grand Island

Set Two Disc Two
03.Dead Air
04.Shakedown On 9th Street
05.Rescue Blues
06.Oh My God, Whatever, etc.
07.When The Stars Go Blue
08.Magick
09.Oh My Sweet Carolina
10.Off Broadway
11.Born Into A Light
12.Down In A Hole

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Reviewer: tweedrules - - October 26, 2009
Subject: AWESOME
Forget that I was at this show. Forget that I love RA. This is one of the best sounding recordings ever> Great Job>>>>

Reviewer: CW Cage - - October 25, 2009
Subject: Stellar performance and sound
I just got around to downloading this and giving it a good listen. Such a good performance and wonderful sound. Great job on the matrix mix.

This is a great show to hear how the Cardinals were sounding in 2009. There's a bit of everything here, the serious rocking out, some soft tunes, enough jamming to keep it interesting (Goodnight Rose - soulful jamming) and playful banter. If you didn't get to hear these guys live, download this show, play it on a good stereo system and turn it up. This is it.

Reviewer: mattlebla - - March 23, 2009
Subject: @ This show
I was stating to my brother during the show that it was the most studio sounding-polished show I had ever been to. This recording truly is the essence of what we saw, heard and felt that night.

Thanks for sharing this memory!

Reviewer: SuperNovocaine - - March 16, 2009
Subject: Stellar
I've been collecting and loving RA shows here for years. Never bothered joining the archive or adding my two cents...until now. Das Haus...Sommerville...Norva....Santa Cruz...the list of great shows goes on and on. They're all special for the approach the band took on that evening. This one has to take the prize for best "rock" show. I might well be my favorite show of all. The band is tight as ever. The audience's energy is palpable. Ryan's solos shred to new heights. My body is physically reacting to the epic "Peaceful Valley" solo again as I type this. Gotta love the musical band intros. Sound is excellent as well. Kudos to Bill Demars for the brilliant matrix work with Vanark's audience record. Mr. Demars, I hope you will grace us with the 24 Bit version soon. This one is a solid gold keeper.

Thank you, Ryan. Thank you, Cardinals. Thank you, Bill Demars. Thank you, Vanark. And thank you, Lord.

Reviewer: bgregory - - March 11, 2009
Subject: Excellent
I hope they're this great in SC this week... This is fantastic!

Reviewer: lennyb87 - - March 9, 2009
Subject: Absolutely brilliant...
...show and recording!!! Kudos and thanks!!! Makes the memory of that night even sweeter.

Reviewer: austin nyc - - March 9, 2009
Subject: INCREDIBLE!!!!
I agree with hwc. It Don't get any BETTER than this!

Reviewer: farfromperfect - - March 7, 2009
Subject: This is it!
All said by hwc ...

And don't forget Boston 2008-09-07 ...

Reviewer: hwc - - March 7, 2009
Subject: Two for Two Boston
The remastered soundboard of the Somerville Theater show from Boston is the gold standard of acoustic Cardinals live recordings.

This now takes it's place as the best sound electric Cardinals live recordings. The matrix of soundboard and audience is just awesome. Great job.

The show was amazing live. Maybe even more intense on headphones. The second set, starting with Shakedown is blistering.

It don't get any better than this.

Notes

Mastering Notes:
I thought the crowd was such a big part to making this show so great, that I used Vanark's audience copy to matrix with my SBD files.
Used Wavelab to stretch the SBD copy to match the bits of the AUD copy. Opened both sources in Adobe Audition 3's multi-track window and synced up the files. Then, mixed down to one stereo file.